Question

Factor completely. -4x^2-28x-48

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$- 4 {x}^{2} - 28x - 48$

$= - 4( {x}^{2} + 7x + 12)$

$= - 4( {x}^{2} + 4x + 3x + 12)$

$= - 4(x + 4)(x + 3)$

you can multiply the -4 by any term to get any of the two results

(-4x-16)(x+3)

or

(x+4)(-4x-12)